Joe,
Where do you live?  It's too bad the therapists haven't already helped you
with transfer skills.  Where is your son recieving services?  At school or
in a private clinic?  You may be able to convince your insurance company to
get you some visits at a private clinic so that you and Michael can be seen
on a more individual basis.  I can't really reccommend good techniques
without actually seeing Michael and his skills.  There are several programs
that can assist mobility one of which is called the MOVE program that gets
people into a more vertical posture for many different skills.

Elizabeth Thiers, OTR
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> From: JOE YOUNG <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: ADMIN: signing off cpalsy
> Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 12:23 PM
>
> I'll change the subject gladly.
>
> My son Michael just got a Baclafen pump installed and he is gone from
being
> a 70 pound board to a 70 pound beanie baby in just one week.  We are
> thrilled with the results of the surgery and have good hopes of positive
> results with therapy.
>
> Here's my questions:
> 1) Any suggestions for devices to lift him out of bed or out of his chair
or
> vice versa?
>
> 2) We haven't learned from the therapists what kind of strengthening
> exercises he is going to need.  For those of you who have this, what kind
of
> exercises can parents do at home outside the therapy sessions that would
> help him develop strength in the various muscles he needs to develop?
>
> 3) Any other suggestions or warnings I need to be aware of?  Any comments
> that would be helpful to us as parents?
>
> Joe Young
> Remember that the Ark was built by amateurs and the Titanic was built by
> professionals.
>
> If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have
> monkeys and apes?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jasper van Beusekom
> Sent: Friday, January 15, 1999 7:49 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: ADMIN: signing off cpalsy
>
>
> People,
> I think this mailinglist is slowly degrading to one where only the
> technical messages are exchanged. I have seen just too many repetitions
of
> the same; individual good intentions and views on how to unsubscribe that
> all get close to what one really should do, yet don't work.
>
> >    [log in to unmask]
> >    (or LISTSERV@SJUVM1 if you're on BITNET)
>
> SJUVM isn't even on the internet anymore, that's for about two years
> already. Please, all unsub-requests to my personal e-mail, not to the
> list.
>
> If one wants to express care and help on another, please keep that on the
> topic of CP.
>
> Jasper
> Listowner